News: Google Reports How It Returned $1 Billion To Music Industry From Fan Videos

The above quote needs to be read 10 times aloud x printed out x stuck on your fridge if you into music x tech stuff. Damn $1 Billion. This is crazy and Google has responded and this is a good sign for musicians.

In more simple words what does this mean. Google Content ID lets copyright owners (musicians) “claim” videos users upload to YouTube x they get money from all the views those clips get.

Here is a crazy fact for you. Google has created $2 billion for copyright owners since 2007.